VERIDIAN IS A PROFOUND NEW PARADIGM FOR COMMUNITY DESIGN AND BUILDING.

 
 

Veridian at County Farm is nestled on County Farm Park with 130 acres of woods, trillium-lined trails, gardens and playgrounds. It is targeted to be one of the nation’s first mixed-income net zero energy communities, and is creating one the nation’s first Living Community Challenge Master Plans.  It will be a 100% all-electric development, powered by solar with no gas lines or combustion appliances of any kind. Your front porch faces a greenway guiding you into miles of wooded trails. Landscaping is viewed as a means of reviving ecosystems and 30% of the landscape will be dedicated to food production. Your neighborhood will include a multifunctional community barn, greenhouse and retail center with coffee shop and a full service Farm Stop grocery where you can purchase produce from local farmers year-round.

 

Read about Veridian at County Farm November 16, 2021

Imagine a World of Living Communities

DESIGN FOR THE FUTURE

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With the Living Community Challenge framework THRIVE Collaborative is creating Veridian at County Farm as a model for communities that are:

  • Healthy for all elements of life

  • Nurturing and generous places that promote healthy lifestyles for everyone

  • Net Positive with respect to water and energy. Living Communities generate their own energy and capture and treat all the water they need.

  • Designed using multipurpose elements. Nothing has only a single purpose; everything has multiple benefits to the community and environment

  • Regenerative spaces for people and natural ecosystems

  • Places that are walkable, bike-able, and have affordable public transportation.

Performance Areas (Petals) & Imperatives

The Living Community Challenge is organized into seven performance areas (Petals). Each performance area has a number of more detailed requirements (Imperatives). THRIVE Collaborative is targeting Energy Petal Recognition including performance areas below except Water and Materials. However, THRIVE is committed to meeting the imperatives of all areas.

PLACE PETAL
Restoring a healthy interrelationship with nature.

WATER PETAL
Creating developments that operate within the water balance of a given place and climate.

ENERGY PETAL
Relying only on current solar income.

HEALTH & HAPPINESS PETAL
Creating environments that optimize physical and psychological health and well being.

MATERIALS PETAL
Endorsing products that are safe for all species through time.

EQUITY PETAL
Supporting a just and equitable world.

BEAUTY PETAL
Celebrating plans that purpose transformative change.

Meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goals

The Earth Institute and the United Nations included Veridian at County Farm for the Stage 2 of the Local Projects Challenge for Accelerating the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Veridian is one of only 17 Professional category projects from 11 countries highlighted as models for meeting the SDGs. The projects were recognized at World Urban Forum 10 in Abu Dhabi on February 12, 2020.

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